Japan's GSDF takes over from Pakistan in E. Timor PKOs

Japan's GSDF takes over from Pakistan in E. Timor PKOs

SUAI, East Timor - U.N. Peacekeeping Force Commander Lt. Gen. Winai Phattiyakul (R in center) hands a U.N. flag to Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force commander Col. Syoichi Ogawa in a ceremony April 15 in which more than 100 GSDF members stationed in East Timor's Suai region replaced the Pakistan contingent in the U.N. peacekeeping operations in the area.

Japanese troops set up PKO base in E. Timor

Japanese troops set up PKO base in E. Timor

SUAI, East Timor - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops work to set up their base for U.N. peacekeeping operations in Suai, East Timor, on March 28. The Japanese contingent is scheduled to take over operations from a Pakistani team in mid-April.

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

SUAI, East Timor - Japanese troops unload cargo from the 3,200-ton amphibious force ship Oosumi at Suai, East Timor, on March 28 to set up a base for United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Japanese contingent is scheduled to take over operations from a Pakistani team in mid-April.

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

SUAI, East Timor - Japanese troops unload cargo from the 3,200-ton amphibious force ship Oosumi at Suai, East Timor, on March 28 to set up a base for United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Japanese contingent is scheduled to take over operations from a Pakistani team in mid-April.

Japanese troops set up PKO base in E. Timor

Japanese troops set up PKO base in E. Timor

SUAI, East Timor - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops work to set up their base for U.N. peacekeeping operations in Suai, East Timor, on March 28. The Japanese contingent is scheduled to take over operations from a Pakistani team in mid-April.

Japan's GSDF takes over from Pakistan in E. Timor PKOs

Japan's GSDF takes over from Pakistan in E. Timor PKOs

SUAI, East Timor - U.N. Peacekeeping Force Commander Lt. Gen. Winai Phattiyakul (R in center) hands a U.N. flag to Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force commander Col. Syoichi Ogawa in a ceremony April 15 in which more than 100 GSDF members stationed in East Timor's Suai region replaced the Pakistan contingent in the U.N. peacekeeping operations in the area.